Journal 6

1. The confidentiality code was volated with the mother, because the teacher was just sharing another child's information with the other staff in a public place that also left the opporutinity to let others surrounding them to hear the child's information as well. That teacher was in violation all the way around from sharing a child's personal information with the staff, and in a public place, then including her negative opinion.

2. The child's confidentiality was violated because the teacher shared his personal information with another staff member on the playground.

3.No I do not think that the two directors should have had a discussion in reguards to the child prior to enrollment, because that is what his testing records are for. When going the route they went left open the chance for personal feelings and opinions; which is not professional and can be harmful to the child's growth process because they are then judeged on their experiences and somones personal opinions and not given a chance to grow.

4.In all of these meetings the parent should have been included, especially the ones regarding her child's records and his behavior and the decision to share that with the others parents and staff.

5. I think the teacher should have addressed the situation with the children just by simply letting them know we have a new friend joing our class and lets make him feel good and welcome.So the children would have been ready to and welcoming with open arms, because he is our new friend.

6.The teacher interacting with him on the playground to help him engage with the other children, the teacher not discussing him with the other teacher on the play ground, them not just taking everything away from him that his mom sent with him just to not feel alone on his first day, the directors not sharing thoughts and records with one another, the teacher sharing that he is a bitter and bad kid and her sharing the information with her parents, the list can go on and on to make his day much better, reading the story just has made me angry.

7.The teachers conversation in the resturant was unaccetable and unprofessional. I feel that she should have been called to the carpet about it and wrote up for violation of provacy act. The number one goal is to take care of these children and ensure their safety and sharing their personal information with other staff in a public place is far from acceptable.

8. If the converstation happen in the center lounge my feeling is still the same because you should not be discussing a child in a negative way or their disabilities with other staff that is shows your lack or professionalism.

9.I would first apologize to the mom and child and ensure her that this is not the way my facuility is conducted, and talk with the child so he would know that I care about his feelings and that Im here to help him to learn to love his new school.

10. If I were the parent I would not just simply because the whole staff seem to act the same its not just one but the whole facility seem to have issues. So I would not recommend that she leave her child in such a facility because her child deserve the same treatment as others reguarless of his behavioral issues, or disabilities.

11.The only reason that I would not want to move him again would be because he just moved and its already been alot on him,I would want to put any extra stress on him than he has already had an encounter with.

Journal 5

Staff Meeting

This meeting is our monthly staff meeting. Our meetings are held on the third Thursday of every month. Staff voted for this day so that they would have new information to share with their parents from the staff meeting in there next month’s newsletter.

Ø  Attendance: In attendance at the meeting are all staff (Including janitorial and cooks), head teacher, family advocate as well as our director.

Ø  Agenda: After all is welcomed; minutes from the last meeting are read, and revisited if need be.

o   New minutes: Classroom etiquette, cleanness of facility, our primary goal is the children, importance of paper work being completed in a timely manner, greeting parents, importance of parents signing children in/out, speech and vision screenings, and nutrition. 

o   Director will address each of these issues one at a time, leaving the option for question or concerns closed until the end of the meeting.

o   The Head Teacher will then follow up on the importance of paper work and parents signing their child in /out.

o   The Family Advocate will discuss information on the nutrition and the importance of turning in referrals for speech, and vision screening.

Ø  Floor opens up for questions or concerns.

o   Each staff member is required to sign in at all staff meetings.

o   Snacks and juice is also served at meeting

Journal Entry 4

When someone do not use my name when talking to me or trying to get my attention that make me very upset, because I was given a name to be addressed by; therefore my name is not "hay", "girl", "you", etc... I have been taught that when talking with someone to show that they have your attention you should make eye contact with them so for that not to be done it makes me feel that they are not paying attention to me or anything I may be saying. It also shows that they are not interested in the conversation and it’s a sign of disrespect as well. Making eye contact shows maturity and respect and when I give that I expect the same to be given to me. My mother would always say look at me when I'm talking to you, and now I know what she was doing she wanted to make sure that I understood what she was saying to be and that I understood the seriousness of what she was saying. When someone gives me the cold shoulder or only greets me with complaints I feel that they think that I may not be worthy of their attention or any other good attention. I think that they may feel that I may want nothing but negative energy around me and possess a moral level that is unhealthy. I just think it’s all comes down to respect and having respect for others from greeting to giving your undivided attention when speaking or being spoke to.

Journal Entry 3

Pg 18:  I would let the parent know that even though we have checked to ensure that the children within the classroom do not have any peanut allergies, that do not protect the children within the facility that will come incontact with the children from our class. To ensure that every chid is protected which is our numer one goal we will have to come up with a alternative that do not include peanuts to ensure the saftey of all the children.

Pg 19: I would express to her my deepest sympathy for he curent situation, and explain that I understand that sometimes life bring about situations that are sometimes within our control, but there is also those that are out of our control as well. I would then tell her to talk with her co-workers to see if they will be willing to give her their day, and if they have no issue with having her work those hours I have no issue with that. I would not just automatically make that decision to change her hours because this could become a issue in the future.

Pg 22: I would first take a moment to gain control and to make sure that they are really my lessons plans, becaus the last thing we need is a misunderstanding. Then I would wait until she is alone, no children or staff, because a audience would not do anything but make the situation worse and its not a good thing for the children to be subject to such behavior. But one I have her alone I would let her know that I know that she has my lesson plans and if she needed help with hers I was more than open to help her; however mines is going to have to come down and returned.

Pg:23 I would 1st apologize to the father for the incident. I would then let him know that I was not made aware of the accident and that children sometimes play and hurt themselves; however it is not as sever as it may seem so they show no emotion of in pain or upset. I would assure him that I keep a close eye on the children and if a sever accident arrise I do make a report and make contact. I would give him the opportunity to talk with the director to secure his feeling of security within the facility if need be.